FACT:

these are the greatest smoothies in the entire world

mmm Robeks

FACT:

this is my favorite late night snack

why two containers? 

because my mom and i cant share one

its just too great, trust me..

FACT:

i could eat here every day. for every meal.

(if only it were open for lunch)

my meal of choice, every time.

the sasa fire roll.. its to die for.

FACT:

this is how bliss sleeps.

shes my favorite.

ohh we're halfway there!

excuse the lame song reference in this post's title

but for real, i cleaned my room!

its almost done too, 

just need hangers/more space/less stuff.

but i'm pretty proud of myself

(who knew there was a floor under there?!)

as derek would say

"there's so much more room.... for ACTIVITIES!"

if you dont understand this reference you should probably watch this clip

but in all reality, if you don't understand this reference, you need to watch the entire movie.

fingerprints dont fade from the lives we touch

my great grandma, helen kurpiewski,

was one of the most amazing people i have ever known.

standing no more than 4'10, she always stood for what she believed in.

never afraid to put someone in their place- if need be

she was a women of strong faith,

walking across the street to go to church at Saint Hedwig every single day.

she took care of my great grandpa all day, every day after he suffered a stroke.

never once did she show contempt.

she was the rock of our family at the time of his passing.

when we all wanted to be there for her, she was the one there for us.

she made the absolute best pierogi,

none have ever been able to compare.

she loved her family-

giving more than could ever be returned.

she loved my polish boyfriend

even as her memory was fading,

she never failed to remember derek.

she always had a smile on her face.

a smile that was contagious.

goodbyes are never easy,

but i know that my great grandma is now in a better place.

and all the memories she has given me, will never fade away.

she will never be forgotten.

and will be loved always.

i am a better person because i knew you.

april 15th 1915 ✝ june 15th 2010 

May Angels Lead You In

wolf pack invades the seawolves game

yave, yolly, yittany, and yerek..
tonight we all headed out to watch a seawolves game.
spending most of the time;
fearing being blindsided by a foul ball
trying to capture the picture perfect moment to send to the fellow wolf pack member yela
and derek, snagging a baseball from a teenage boy (who was not thrilled, to say the least)



all in all, it was a good time.

and now,
brainstorming the weekend's activities is in order.
'night blogger friends!

i have my work cut out for me

i dont know why i brought/accumulated so much at college.
now i'm left with this disaster to unpack.
looks like i'll be busy for the next....... (tbd amount of time)
luckily, in the meantime i can store this mess in the other half of my room hidden behind a door
i'm forcing myself to tackle this beast during the weekdays while derek is at his big boy co-op at GE (whoop! whoop!)

pictures to follow of the after-math, because i know you'll be dying to know. jokes.

on a cuter note, here's the latest addition to the boxer family.
little miss cardi.



isnt she cute?!
love her :)

T minus 2 Days!

We're coming home on Wednesday!

we are all packed up

(most of our things were already taken home)

and we are excited!

can't you tell?!

only one more final for derek

and two more for me!

SUMMER 2010

HERE WE COME!

whoop! whoop!

Minute to Win It

sign us up!

the boyfriend and i have become big fans of this new show on NBC, Minute to Win it..

if you haven't watched, its definitely worth your time.

i mean who doesn't want to watch people completing ridiculous tasks in one minute to win money--hence the name?

anyways, one task that we saw on tonight's show was assembling thirty-six red cups into a pyramid and un-staking them in under a minute.

considering the massive amount of red cups (that never get any use) in derek's apartment this enticed us to try it ourselves.

its harder than it looks to accomplish this in the short amount of time..

however, derek was able to master it with 2 seconds to spare

(big surprise there)

meanwhile, i found it to be a little difficult in the height department,

considering i can hardly reach the top cup.

but all in all it was a fun time

i definitely recommend trying it

if you have nothing else to do on sunday nights :)

Frozen Four Here We Come!

Before Friday, I never would have imagined that RIT would be headed off to Detroit as one of the final four hockey teams in our country.. But that's exactly what has occurred.

In Friday's game, RIT was matched up against the #2 team in the country, Denver. Considering RIT is ranked 15th out of 16 teams, this seemed to be quite an unlikely win. However, RIT proved everyone wrong, pulling out a 2-1 victory over Denver, advancing to play the #12 team UNH in a matchup where the winner would move onto the Frozen Four (the equivalent to the final four in march madness basketball). And sure enough, RIT demolished UNH 6-2!

Its pretty safe to say that no one expected this outcome, considering this was their very first appearance in the tournament, and the only team from the AHA to make it into the Frozen Four ever. RIT was able to beat NHL draft picks, without having any themselves. This underdog story has lead many people to question "Who are these guys?"

April 8th RIT will hit the ice once again, hoping to extend their winning streak to 13, then ultimately to 14, winning the D-1 National Championship.

I've never seen so much school spirit here at RIT as I do right now!

So proud of my school! Lets Go RIT!

Puppy Love

i miss this little guy

and wish that i could keep him forever

loveLOVElove

What were you doing at 1:30 this morning?

I'll tell you what I was doing at 1:30 am...

Wiping out while running downstairs to make sure our door was locked.

Barricading my bedroom door, with my roommate's mattress and box-spring.

Huddling in the corner with my two other roommates.

Calling RIT Campus Safety and 911.

Why you might ask?

Well shortly before this all took place, RIT sent out an emergency alert, with this message

R.I.T. Alert! Take Cover. Posssible Armed suicidal person on campus. Go into nearest room. Lock or barricade the door. Follow instructions from authorities.

For three girls, living alone in a piece of garbage of a house, this is a little bit terrifying.

Then rumors were swirling over FB and Twitter that there were 2 deaths, in the place in which we reside.

Even more terrifying.

These rumors were dismissed quickly by Campus Safety and 911.

Luckily, the suspect was taken into custody, a half hour after all this started, ending the alert.

However, it was not easy to fall asleep after this ordeal.

Thankfully, no one was injured.

And I'm praying this never happens again.

For more information regarding this crazyness

A FB group was created within 5 minutes of the alert going out.

A youtube video was uploaded of the suspect and a friend being taken into custody (with the help of a tazer) outside of where I lived last year.

And the latest update from ROCNOW on the details of last night's events.

I HAVE A MAJOR.... FINALLY!

As of Friday, March 12, I am no longer in the University Studies (aka undecided) college here at RIT!

I am now in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) college!

After one long year of waiting to be accepted, the day finally came :)

Needless to say, I was ecstatic.

No longer will I be restricted when registering for all of my classes.

And now I can finally answer the "what is your major?" question with a solid answer.

Yayy me!

my life as brittany

dying to know all my thoughts and everything i'm up too?

follow me on twitter :)

https://twitter.com/brittanycasane

The Last Song Quotes

"Sometimes you have to be a part from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more." "

"Mom says it's because she has PMS.

Do you even know what that means?

"I'm not a little kid anymore. It means pissed-at- men syndrome"

Dear John Quotes

"I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be."

"And when her lips met mine, I knew that I could live to be a hundred and visit every country in the world, but nothing would ever compare to that single moment when I first kissed the girl of my dreams and knew that my love would last forever."

"Passion is passion. It's the excitement between the tedious spaces, and it doesn't matter where it's directed...It can be coins or sports or politics or horses or music or faith...the saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all."

"It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief . . . lessens. It may not go away completely, but after a while it's not so overwhelming."

"Our story has three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. And although this is the way all stories unfold, I still can't believe that ours didn't go on forever."

"I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you’ll take me in your arms again."

"I'm going to marry you one day, you know."

"Is that a promise?"

"If you want it to be."

"I love you, Savannah, and I always will," I breathed. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. You were my best friend and my lover, and I dont regret a single moment of it. You made me feel alive again, and most of all, you gave me my father. I'll never forget you for that. You're always going to be the very best part of me."

"And then I feel as if I'm witnessing a miracle, as ever so slowly she raises her face towards the moon. I watch her drink in the sight, sensing the flood of memories she's unleashed and wanting nothing more than to let her know I'm here. But instead I stay where I am and stare up at the moon as well. And for the briefest instant, it almost feels like we're together again."